KARACHI: Pakistan on Friday reported six more deaths due to Covid and 1,293 new pandemic cases.

According to the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) 1,293 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours while the nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 28,961 as of today.

Till now 13,077 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab, 7,678 in Sindh 5,941 in KP, 967 in Islamabad, 746 in Azad Kashmir, 366 in Balochistan, and 186 in GB. Furthermore 484,985 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 446,676 in Punjab 181,614 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 109,093 in Islamabad, 34,689 in Azad Kashmir 33,655 in Balochistan and 10,429 in Gilgit-Baltistan.

Pakistan has so far conducted 23,706,375 coronavirus tests and 51,145 in the last 24 hours. 1,258,086 patients have recovered in the country whereas 609 patients are in critical condition. So far, 99,144,159 people have received their first dose of coronavirus vaccine including 280,295 in last 24 hours. 73,484,322 citizens have been fully vaccinated while 489,208 received their second dose in last 24 hours.